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When building a case involving one or more drug crimes, it is not uncommon for law enforcement authorities to conduct sting operations or use undercover decoys. In many drug cases, it is critical to ...

The Florida House Criminal Justice Committee has advanced a bill (SB 621) that would allow school-designated individuals, who undergo 40 hours of FDLE gun training, to carry a gun with them while they ...

Life often imitates art. Air Bud is a movie about a dog that learns how to play basketball. Air Bud: Golden Receiver is about a dog that learns how to play football. Air Bud: World Pup is about a dog ...

Our constitution was not crafted to protect us from individual crime. Instead, powerful rights are given to the People to protect us from a government that may abuse its power. The right to be free ...

By law, you do have the right to retain legal counsel if you have been accused of a crime. If you are unable to afford a private defense lawyer, you may be entitled to a public defender by the court. ...

A plea bargain is a bargaining chip used by the prosecution in order to help control the outcome of the criminal case. In this situation, you may be asked to plead guilty or no contest to a criminal ...

With the Fourth of July celebrations approaching, I get a good deal of questions regarding the legality of possessing and shooting off fireworks in Florida. It seems to be confusing because there are ...

If you are arrested for a DUI in Florida, your license may be administratively suspended immediately by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV). If you are later convicted for the ...

Ever since the shooting death of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman, a volunteer neighborhood watchperson, everyone is talking about the Castle Doctrine and the Stand-your-Ground laws in Florida. Many ...

About once a week, I get a call from a person who always wants to know one thing. When can I get off of my probation? Most of the time the conditions of probation are interfering with their work or ...

Florida law provides a mechanism for many types of non-violent criminal cases to be dismissed upon completion of a pretrial intervention program. If charged with a non-violent criminal misdemeanor or ...

Daniel Greene was a juror in the Timothy Davis murder trial that resulted in a not guilty verdict last Friday. Greene also happens to be an attorney. As such, Greene was focused during the trial on ...

In an interview with Attorney Mark Longwell, of Longwell Lawyers, two of the jurors in the Timothy Davis murder trial revealed why they acquitted the retired Orlando police officer. Javier Zerquera, ...

Florida Statute Section 316.193(6)(a) states that a court may order a ten (10) day impoundment or immobilization of the vehicle the defendant was driving,or in actual physical control of, when he/she ...

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